Călinești, Maramureș Explained

Type:commune
County:Maramureș
Călinești
Leader Name:Petru Nemeș
Leader Party:PMP
Leader Term:2020 - 2024
Coordinates:47.7833°N 81°W
Elevation:390
Area Total:66.12
Population Total:auto
Postal Code:437075
Area Code:+(40) 262

Călinești (hu|Felsőkálinfalva or Felsőkálinfalu, yi|קאלינשט|Kalinest) is a commune in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Călinești, Cornești (hu|Somosfalva), and Văleni (hu|Mikolapatak, yi|וואלען|Valeny).

At the 2002 census, 99.8% of the 3,410 inhabitants were Romanians; 53.9% were Romanian Orthodox, 34.7% Greek-Catholic, 5.9% belonged to "another religion", and 4.5% were Pentecostal. At the 2021 census, Călinești had a population of 3,049; of those, 93.77% were Romanians.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021. INSSE. ro. 31 May 2023.